Economic analysis for the production of four grape cultivars using microcatchment water harvesting systems in Iran

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 525-533

  Fooladmand, Hamid Reza ^a   Sepaskhah, Ali Reza ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Grape; Microcatchment water harvesting system; Standard vineyard

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; VINEYARD;

ASIA; BAJGAH; EURASIA; FARS; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 3042726990     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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